2nd Annual
Honeywell Institute
for Ecosystems Education
FIELD STUDIES IN THE HACKENSACK WATERSHED
For Middle and High School Educators
in the Hackensack Watershed (Bergen and Hudson
Counties)
Monday, August 17 -
Friday, August 21, 2009
Click here for the tentative agenda.
Click here for a registration form
Deadline for Registration is June
5, 2009
Click on the video screen below to see
teacher testimonials about the program.
Honeywell
Institute for Ecosystems Education - Class of 2008
Experience the watershed,
firsthand.
Support your curricula with
lessons & activities correlated with the NJ CCCS.
Meet
with professionals in the environmental field.
Earn
30 PD hours.
Receive a weekly stipend for
attending.
Receive NJ-specific materials and other
resources
This week of professional development is designed to
provide teachers with:
New Jersey-specific content
information that focuses on the natural systems that unite
urban,
suburban and rural communities.
In-depth experiences that
use inquiry as a basis for building effective field studies.
Practice using the same
skills and tools that they will use with their students so
that content
information can be effectively integrated into
existing curricula.
CCCS Science: 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 5.10; Social Studies: 6.2, 6.6
Access to printed,
technological, and organizational resources to enhance
classroom investigations
and field trips.
Chances to model lessons and
field trip techniques used in outdoor experiential learning
situations.
For additional information, call, write or email NJAS Department
of Education
Center for Research and Education
600 Route 47 North
Cape May Court House, NJ 08210
(609) 861-0700
New Jersey Audubon Society (NJAS) is a statewide, not-for-profit, membership
organization committed to preserving New Jersey’s habitats and species
biodiversity. We invite your support through
membership and participation
in our programs.
